by Sara Faircloth | Nov 30, 2017 | Community, Executive Leadership, Leadership, Work/Life Balance
In 1992, I became single for good. That was a good decision for me, but it came at a price. One cannot live as cheaply as two. That is just a cold, hard economic fact. One of the implications of my singlehood and single-income has been that putting off retirement... 
by Patrick Jinks | Jun 20, 2017 | Business, Employee Engagement, Executive Leadership, Leadership
Some of my fellow Forbes Coaches and I offer quick tips on giving feedback to people. Grace-Anne suggested I share it here on the Front Porch, so here ya go! Click HERE for the Forbes article. 
by Patrick Jinks | Apr 5, 2017 | Employee Engagement, Executive Leadership, Leadership, Work/Life Balance
Many Blue Ridgers will know where this saying comes from…. If you don’t, it is explained in my latest Forbes article….. complete with a link back to the BRI website I might add! Go Forbes! Anyway, since it’s Forbes content (and Dennis... 
by Patrick Jinks | Jan 25, 2017 | Employee Engagement, Executive Leadership, Leadership, Uncategorized
Coaching an executive recently, he told me that his CEO had a way of making people feel smaller instead of taller. That really hit me. It was as if my client was now coaching ME. So I started asking this question: When I come into the presence of those I lead, do they... 
by Grace-Anne Alfiero | Jan 7, 2017 | Executive Leadership, Goals, Leadership, Uncategorized, Work/Life Balance
So, How you doing? We are five days into 2017 and I am wondering how those resolutions are going? Me…of course I am working on mine, it’s still January, check back with me come Valentine’s Day! My resolution is more like an insurance and investment strategy for my... 
by Tom Starling | Oct 2, 2016 | Community, Executive Leadership, Governance, Leadership
I’m not being self-deprecating when I claim to be one of the least innovative people around. I exhausted all my creative ideas around 2004. Since then, I’ve been an avid believer in stealing, plagiarizing, and improving on others’ creative concepts. That being...